Research Catalog

Title

The occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878 / László Bencze ; edited by Frank N. Schubert.

Author

Bencze, László, 1933-

Publication

Boulder, Colo. : Social Science Monographs ; Highland Lakes, N.J. : Atlantic Research and Publications ; New York : Distributed by Columbia University Press, 2005.

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Details

Additional Authors

Schubert, Frank N.

Description

xi, 403 pages : maps; 23 cm.

Summary

This book based on original diplomatic documents, military instructions, military reports, operational diary notes and memos deals with the Balkans tense religious and ethnic conflicts that arose in the late nineteenth century. It presents the military occupation of Bosnia, Herzegovina and the region today called Kosovo, as well as the events of the guerrilla war between the Austro-Hungarian military force of 200,000 soldiers and the Albanian, Bosnian and Serbian resistance fighters. This book speaks of the bloody means of pacification and the consequences of a forced peace.

Series Statement

• War and society in East Central Europe ; v. 39
• East European monographs ; no. 680
• Atlantic studies on society in change ; no. 126

Uniform Title

• War and society in East Central Europe ; v. 39.
• East European monographs ; no. 680.
• Atlantic studies on society in change ; no. 126.

Subject

• 1878-1918
• 1870-1880
• 15.70 history of Europe
• International relations
• Great powers
• Armed conflicts
• Revolts
• Austria-Hungary
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Occupation
• Invasion
• Annexation
• Military history
• History
• Bosnia and Herzegovina > History > 1878-1918
• Austria > Relations > Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bosnia and Herzegovina > Relations > Austria
• Austria
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bosnien-Herzegowina
• Österreich-Ungarn
• Balkan
• Ottoman Empire

Genre/Form

History.

Note

• Revision and translation of: Bosznia és Hercegovina okkupációja 1878-ban.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-373) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Austro-Hungarian Balkan policy before the Occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conflicting directions in Balkan politics until the mid-1870s -- Deepening great-power conflicts of interest during the Eastern crisis -- The plan of England and the empire for war against Russia and the abandonment of the plan -- Military geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Topography -- Hydrography -- Climate -- Roads -- Vegetarian and Agriculture -- Settlements -- The inhabitants of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Sarajevo uprising -- The response of Serbian, Montenegrin, and Turkish leadership to the uprising -- Conditions for the success of the military operations -- Significant features of the Opposing Armed forces. Forces of the temporary government in Sarajevo -- Characteristics of the Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces -- The Bosnian operations for the Austro-Hungarian forces prior to the capture of Sarajevo. The operations of the main column before the capture of Sarajevo -- The advance of the Seventh Division to Travnik -- The defeat and withdrawal of the Seventh Division -- Operations of the Eighteenth Division in Herzegovina -- The general situation after the capture of Sarajevo -- The defeat of the uprising in Eastern Bosnia. Continuing battles for possession of the routes to Sarajevo -- Operations of the Fourth Corps in the Posavina region prior to September 16 -- The defeat of the insurgency in the Posavina and the Spreca Valley -- The final stages of the Occupation of Eastern Bosnia -- The Occupation of Western Bosnia and Herzegovina. Crushing the opposition in the territory between the Una and Vrbas rivers -- The conclusion of the Occupation of Herzegovina -- The final phase of the Occupation between Una and the dry-land border -- Summary.

ISBN

• 0880335785
• 9780880335782

LCCN

2006923386

OCLC

• ocm70145781
• 70145781
• SCSB-14504491

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library